MP Talaat El-Sadat resigns from PA National Security and Defense Committee
CAIRO: Independent MP Talaat El-Sadat has submitted his resignation from the People's Assembly (PA) National Security and Defense Committee in a written memo to house Speaker Fathi Sorour.El-Sadat said that…
Egypt bars Gaza-bound aid convoys from its territory
CAIRO: Aid convoys bound for the Gaza Strip will now be banned from traveling across Egypt after activists this week clashed with police, the foreign minister said in remarks published…
Egypt reports LE 680 bln of local public debt, the highest in its history
CAIRO: For the first time in Egypt's history, local public debt has surpassed LE 680 billion, according to the Ministry of Finance. Local public debt registered at LE 570 billion…
'Poor man's art' at Culture Wheel
Last week, Sawy Culture Wheel's Word Hall was host to art of a different dimension: découpage, a technique where layer upon layer of cut-outs are glued together. Raised under a…
'Avatar' is such a smash it's lifting News Corp
Blue-skinned aliens are helping Rupert Murdoch s News Corp. see green.The runaway global success of James Cameron s 3-D spectacle, Avatar - his first feature film since the record-breaking Titanic…
Egypt discovers new workers' tombs near pyramids
CAIRO: Egyptian archaeologists discovered a new set of tombs from the workers who built the great pyramids, shedding new light on how the laborers lived and ate more than 4,000…
Ombudsman moving Morocco forward
RABAT: Established in 2001 by royal decree, the ombudsman office in Morocco, the Diwan Al Madhalim (the Office of Grievances), started its operations in April 2004. It was enthusiastically welcomed…
Asia's changing power dynamics
NEW DELHI: At a time when Asia is in transition, with the specter of a power imbalance looming large, it has become imperative to invest in institutionalized cooperation to reinforce…
A dissident in China
TOKYO: 2009 was a good year for China. The Chinese economy still roared ahead in the midst of a worldwide recession. American President Barack Obama visited China, more in the…
Prosecutor charges three for Coptic shooting, riots flare in neighboring village
CAIRO: Egypt's Prosecutor General on Saturday charged three men with premeditated murder over the fatal shooting of six Coptic Christians and a Muslim guard in a Christmas Eve attack, a…